Sash construction



Jan. 5, 1932. P.- A. H. ANDERSON 1,839,367

SASH CONSTRUCTION- Filed Oct, 24, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 5, 1932- A. H.ANDERSON 1,839,367

SASH CONSTRUCTION Filed Oct 24, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 6 r a 19C 19iFzwezzzfin P3 AH firm/61 5011.

Patented Jan. 5, 1932 a ner snsn CONSTRUCTION Application filed October;24, 1530; Serial No. 490,894.

of the sill. ltlwill' be understood that this This invention relates toimprovements in sash construction and has particular relation to aconstruction for supporting plate glass windows and the like. I

'Une objectof the inventionis to provide a construction which may bereadily assembled to furnish a-support for plate glass WlllCiOV/S andthe like, of the desired rigidity and yet having siur'icientresihencythat the glass Wlll withstand all'ordinary shocks.

Another object of the invention is to provide a construction of theZLlJOVB*111Cl1CEtlJ6l character which shall be simple and economical tomanufacture and which shall be adapted'to be embodied 1n ,a compactdeslgn pleasing appearance. 1 I

therlobjects and advantages of the invention will appear from aconsideration of the "following detailed description in conjunction'with the accompanying. drawings, in which I I I I Figure 1 is afragmentary sectional view of a' construction embodying the invention,the parts beingshown in the positions which they occupy before the glassis finally clamped in position; j Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 butshowing the parts in the positions which they 0ccupy after the glass hasbeen finallyclainped in position; v

Fig. 3 is a fra mentary front elevational view of the construction shownin Figure 1,

certain of the partsbeing brokenaway and shown in section along it-heline 3-3 of Figure 1.;

Fig. dis a detailed rockable bracket member used in the constructionembodying the invention; and

- 5 is a detailed perspective iew of a fixed bracket member used in theconstruction, and of a resilient member which is socured to said fixedbracketmember, as will hereinafter appear.

Referring to the drawings, thesash construction embodylng the inventionis shown bei'ngmounted upon the usual sill llwhich constitutes a bottomsupport for the-window. A rear support 12 is also shown as being mountedupon the, sill 1 1 but with its frontedge set back somewhatfrom thefront perspective view of a I arrangement is a usual formof-construction forthe mounting of plate glass windows and the like. Agutter molding member '13 is secured in fixed position relative to thesill; 11 and rear support 12, by means of screws 14 and 15 respectivelyentering saidsill and rear supporting member. It is not essential' thatboth of these screws be used,- as either one will suiiice. I I Thescrews 1d and15 pass through holes in a fixed bracket or supportingmember 16, as well as through aligned holes inthe gutter molding member13. The fixed bracket 16 comprises bottom portion 16 overlying the I topof the sill ll and an upstanding portion 16 which extends upwardlyparallel to the front'face of the rear supporting 'member '12. Thisupstanding portion is doubled upon itself, as indicated at 16, andthisdoubled portion has a screw-threaded hole there1nftore ceive a screw 17.These detailsof construction of the bracket meniberlG are more fullyillustrated inthe detailed view of Fig. 5, from which it will beobservedthat this member is preferably. formed with supporting webportions 13 and 16? for the purpose of added strength and rigidity.

The bottom portion 16 'of the'fixed bracket 16 has.securedtthereto bymeans of rivets 18 a member 19 of resilient metal. This member 19 issecured to the bottom surface of'the member 16 and projects forwardlytherefrom. The forwardly projectingqiortion of the member 19 is bent asindicated at 19 'to extend upwardly at a relatively small angle and isthen again bent as indicated at 19 to turn upward.

-' ly at a steeper angle ofinclination. A downtion of the'niember 19which is secure d'to the bottom of the member 16 is provided witha holein alignment with the hole inthe bottom portion 1650f the member 16, andthe screw 14; may be inserted through these aligned holes. I I

The gutter molding member 13ers a bottom portion 13 which is adapted tolie upon thetop of'the sill memberll-and which is provi d ed with holesat suitable intervals for reception of the screws 14. A portion 13 ofthe gutter molding member extends upwardly along the front face of therear supporting member 12 and between said rear supporting member andthe fixed bracket member 16. The upper extremity of the portion 13 isdoubled over as indicated at 13 to provide a groove for receiving theupper edge of the member 16 as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. A portion 13extends forwardly from the doubled portion 13, and a glass-engagingportion 13 extends downwardly from the forward extremity of the portion13. The portion 13 is perforated as indicated at 13 at suitableintervals to permit access to the screws 17 from above.

A pane of sheet glass or the like is shown at 20 and is adapted to besupported from the bottom by means of blocks 21 of wood or othersuitable material. The inner surface of the glass 20 is adapted to beengaged by the glassengaging portion 13 of the gutter molding member 13,and the outer surface of the glass is similarly engaged by aglass-engagi 1g portion 22 of a face molding member 22. This facemolding member comprises a front portion. 22", from the bottom of whicha portion 22 is bent rearwardly to extend toward the front edge of thebottom portion 13 of the gutter molding member 13. The front portion ofthe member 22 is preferably bent in-' wardly as indicated at 22 for apurpose which will hereinafter appear.

The glass-engaging portion 22 of the face molding member 22 is bent overa bent portion 23 at the upper extremity of one of the legs of asubstantially V-shaped bracket member 23. The formation of the bentportions 22" and 23 of the members 22 and 23 is such that aninterlocking connection between. these members is provided at thispoint. The inwardly bent portion 22 of the member 22 co operates with adownwardly extending lip portion 23 of the member 23 to hold the latlter member in position without the use of any other fastening means, andyet permits the hereinafter described rocking movementv of the member 3without bending the member 22 outwardly at the bottom thereof.

The bracket member 23 is rockably mounted at its apex upon the resilientforwardly projecting portion of the member 19. The other leg of thisrockably mounted bracket member is bent outwardly at its outer extremityto form a portion 23 lying in a substantially horizontal plane beneaththe doubled portion 16 of the fixed bracket member 16 and in position tobe engaged by the screw 17. The

' construction of the bracket member 23. including reinforcing webportions 23, is shown in Fig. 4.

This arrangement is such that when the screw 17 is screwed downwardly,the bracket member 23 will be caused to move in a clocklng member 13.

wise direction about its rockable mounting on the member 19, whereby theglass-engaging against the outer surface of the glass 20, the

inner surface of which is similarly engaged by the glass-engagingportion 13 of the gutter molding 13. The resilency of the upwardly bentportion at the front of the member 19 provides a resilient mounting forthe bracket member 23, so that the glass 20 is clamped in position by arelativel shock-proof arrangement.

When the screw 17 is turned down to clamp the glass 20 in position, theresilient forward extremity of the member 19 is caused to movedownwardly until its downwardly bent end portion engages the rearwardlybent portion 22 at the bottom of the face molding member 22. In thismanner, the face molding member is securely clamped against the sillmember 11 when it has assumed the position in which the glass 20 issecured. During the tightening of the screw 17 the rockable bracketmember 23 is prevented by the upwardly extending portion of the member19, between the bends 19 and 19, from moving forwardly more than thedesired distance. The positions of the parts when the glass 20 and thebottom of the face molding member 22 are clamped in the desired relationare illustrated in Fig. 2.

During the assembling and adjustment of the construction illustrated,the bottom of the face molding member 22 is prevented from movingrearwa-rdly to a greater extent than desired by portions 1 of the guttermold- These portions are struck upwardly from the bottom portion 13 ofsaid gutter molding member at the forward edge thereof to form abutmentsadapted to be engaged by the rear edge of the rearwardl bent portion 22of the face molding member.

With this construction it is impossible for the portion 22 to-ride overthe forward edge of the bottom portion 13 of the gutter molding member,and thus it is assured that the portions 22 will be brought to beardirectly upon the top surface of the sill member 11.

Drainage of water which may condense upon the inner surface of the glass20 is provided for by perforations in the top forwardly extendingportion 13 of the gutter moldin member 13, such a perforation beingindicated at 13 in Fig. 3. The face molding member 22 is similarlyperforated at its front lower corner, as indicated at 22 in 1. and 3.Any water which drains into the interior of the sash construction isthus perm ittct to drain out at thefront lower corner thereof. It willbe understood that the construction illustrated and described herein isadapted to be utilized alon all of the edges of a plate glass window orthe like. The description and illustration are applied to the sashconstruction as utilized at the bottom of the glass,'and I :bracket topress said one of sald members m- :to clamplng relation to a glass:pane'between the terms indicating relative positions of parts anddirections in which the various portions thereof extend have beenselected for the description of this particular arrangement. It is to beunderstood, therefore, that similar terms are used in the followingclaims merely for convenience of expression, and

that such terms are to be interpreted as covering constructions at thesides and top of the glass in which corresponding arrangements of partsare utilized.

While only one specific embodiment of the invention has been shown anddescribed herein, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art thatvarious changes and modifications in the details of construction andarrangement of parts may be made without depart ing from the spirit andscope of the invention, as set forth in the appended claims.

What is claimed as new and'is desired to be secured by Letters Patent,therefore, is:

1. In a sash construction, a pair of members adapted to embrace themarginal portion of a glass pane, an angular bracket en: gaging one ofsaid members, a resilient support on which said bracket is rockablymounted, and means for rocking said bracket on said support to causesaid members to clamp a glass pane therebetween. v

2. In a sash constructioma pair of members adapted to embracethemarginal portion of a glass pane, a bracket of substantially V-shapedcross-section rockably supported at its apex and having one leg engagingone of said members, and means for rocking said bracket about its apexto cause said members to clamp a glass pane therebetween.

3. In a sash construction, a pair of mem bers adapted to embrace themarginal portion of a glass pane, a bracket of substantially V-shapedcross-section rockably supported at its apex and having one leg engagingone of said members and the outer portion of its other leg bentoutwardly to lie in a substantially horizontal plane, a fixed support,and a screw carried by said fixed support and engageable with thehorizontal portion of said rockably mounted bracket to press said one'ofsaid members into clamping relation to a glass pane between it and theother of said members. I Y

4:. In a sash construction, a pair of members adapted to embrace themarginal por tion of a glass pane, a bracket of substantially V-shapedcross-section rockably supported at its apex and having one leg en-'gaging one of said members and the outer portion of its other leg bentoutwardly to lie in a substantially horizontal plane, afixed supporthaving a portion doubled upon itself and lying in a substantiallyhorizontal plane above the outwardly bent portion of said bracket, and ascrew carried by the doubled portion of said fixed support andengageable with said; outwardly bent portion of i said it and the otherof said members' 5. In a sash construction, .a bottom sup- ;port,-a facemolding member having a glass- ,engaging portion at its upper extremityand extending-downwardly from said portion in- :to close relation. tosaid bottom support, :a -rockableybracket member having a portion Iengaging the glass-engaging portion of said face molding member, and asupport for said vro'ckable bracket member comprising a zportion securedin fixed position relative to said bottom support and a resillentportion upon 5 which said bracket member is .rockably-supported.

,6. In a sash construction, abottom support, a face molding memberhavinga glass- ;engaging portion at its up-per'extremity and extend ngdownwardly from said portion m- V r to close relatlon to sald bottomsupport, a

:roekable bracket member having a portion engaging the glass-engagingportion of said face molding member, and .a support for said rockablebracket member comprising a por-. tion secured in fixed positionrelatlve to said bottom support, a resilient portion upon which 'saidbracket member is rockably mounted, and a clamping portion forvhold-fi-ng said face molding member in fixed position relative to said bottomsupport. 7 f

,7. In a sash constructioma bottom support, a face molding memberhaving-a glassengaging portion at its upper extremity and havi-ngitslower extremity bent rearwardly tolie upon said bottom support, abracket member of substantially V-shapedeross-se tion rockably supportedat its apex and ha-ving'one leg engagingsaid face molding mem-' beradjacent the glass-engaging portion thereof, means for forcing the otherleg of said \l-shaped member downwardly 'to cause the first-mentionedleg to press the glass-engaging portion of said face molding memberagainst the glass, anda support for .saidV- shaped member comprising aportion secured in fixed position relative to said bottom support, aresilient portion upon which the apex of said J-shaoed member is rockablen 9- ported, and a clamping portion overlying the rearwardly bentportion .atsthe .bottom'of said face molding member andiadapted to clampthe latter in fixed position relative to said bottom support upondepression of said" resilient portion resulting from forcing saidV-shaped member downwardly.

8. In a sash construction, a face molding member and a gutter moldingmember adapted to embrace the marginal portion of-a glass pane, abracket of substantially V-shaped cross-section rockabl'y supported atits apex and having one leg engaging said face molding member, and theouter portion of its other leg bent outwardly to lie in a substantiallyhorizontal plane, a fixed support having an upstanding portion, part ofWhich is doubled upon itself to lie in a. substantially horizontal planeabove the outwardly bent portion of said bracket, a screw carried by thedoubled portion of said fixed support and engageable with said outwardlybent portion of said'bracket to press the glass-engaging portion of saidface molding member into clamping relation to a glass pane between itand the glass-engaging portion of said gutter molding member, saidgutter molding member comprising a portion extending along theupstanding portion of said fixed suppor" with its upper extremltydoubled over the upper extremity thereof to form a rigid supportingcontact therewith, and a portion extending forwardly from said doubledportion to the glass-engaging portion, said forwardly extending portionover- Tying said. screw being apertured to permit access to said screw.7

p l 9. In a sash construction, a bottom support, a face molding memberhaving a glass-engaging portion at its upper extremity and having itslower extremity bent rearWardly to lie upon said bottom support, agutter molding member so ured in fixed position relative to saidbOtLOlll support and having a glass-engaging portion at its upperextremity and a bottom portion lying upon said bottom support, saidbottom portion having por- 1 tions struck upwardly therefrom atintervals along its forward edge to be engaged by the rearward edge ofthe rearwardly bent lower extremity of said face molding member to limitthe rearward movement of the latter.

10. In asash construotio'm a bottom support, a face molding memberhaving a glass engaging portion at its upper extremity and extendingdownwardly from said portion into close relation to said bottom support,a

'roekable bracket member having a portion engaging and interlocked withthe glass-engaging portion of said face molding member, and a supportfor said roekable bracket member comprising a portion secured in fixedposition relative to said bottom support and a resilient portion uponwhich said bracket nember is rockably supported.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name PER A. H.ANDERSON.

